outing. and it is only $8 admission for adults. a great deal in los angeles.

here are some of the photos i took today. the gardens here make me want to plant even more flowers & have a pond [okay, but i choose a craft/garden shed over the pond if it comes down to it]....

and simply because i love the idea of a shed in our backyard, i have to post these. i know my backyard cannot contain a greenhouse nearly as gorgeous or spacious as this one, but i can dream and be inspired. right?

22 June, 2010

after a week-long birthday hiatus, i am back. and, i am posting some photos of our garden. phase 2 is completed.

a few days before my birthday

(& my husband's. his is one day before mine),

we went to our local hardware store to check out their 50% off garden section.

as we were walking in i told jonathan i would love to have more

lavender in our garden

(knowing that each pot is about $5.00 i figured i might come home with one or two). of course, since it was almost my birthday, i said "whoever knows me well, will know to get me something related to my garden & creativity for my birthday".

when we walked to the back section, there were, wait for it, seventeen pots of lavender for $1.00 each! yes, i am loved by someone.

made a table for the chairs (out of an old door & found rod iron piece)

in total, we spent another $100

(in addition to the $70 we spent in our first phase)

not too bad for less than $200. seriously.

it looks & feels like a completely different backyard. if you don't remember what it looked like before, check my post here.

of course, there is a phase 3. but that will come in time.

(phase 3 consists of adding a shed, building a compost, putting a fence up to hide the trash can area, transplant potted flowers & herbs, plant some squash (suggested by a lovely friend)& watermelon, & begin working on the front of the house. okay, i know. maybe a little too much for one phase.

again, please forgive me for not blogging during my birthday week. i was busy. very very busy.

check back again on thursday for 'lost & found'. this week i will post on our patio chairs. the biggest transformation (& one of the cheapest & easiest).